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Activists: Biden Risking Student Debt Relief Plans by Continuing MOHELA Contract
Sticking with the servicer at the center of the SCOTUS debt relief case threatens current forgiveness plans, they say.
Biden’s New Student Loan Relief Plan Could Benefit Over 30 Million Borrowers
Officials didn’t specify when the process would be finalized or what would happen if the plan faces legal challenges.
New Bill Could Pave the Way Toward Banning Student Debt Cancellation
"Forty-five million student debtors need to see this and get very, very loud," the Debt Collective said.
Biden to Forgive $6 Billion in Student Debt for 78,000 Public Service Workers
Those selected to get relief should expect to receive emails as early as next week informing them of this development.
Biden to Forgive Another $1.2B in Student Debt for Over 150K Borrowers
Borrowers will start getting emails as early as February 21 informing them that they will receive debt forgiveness.
Employers Can Now Match Student Loan Repayments as Retirement Contributions
Experts say the policy can be a “game changer” for Black women, who have the highest student loan debt on average.
Student Loan Repayments Weigh on Young People Facing Holiday Spending
Borrowers were already struggling to make ends meet before the pandemic payment pause ended in October.
Social Worker Shortage Looms If Field Keeps Relying on Unpaid Student Labor
Amid agency budgets cuts and declining social work enrollments, unpaid internships continue to lower the wage floor.
Debt Activists Bought $10M in Student Debt for $125,000 — and Canceled It All
The move wipes out balances of nearly 3,000 accounts from Morehouse College, a historically Black college in Atlanta.
Insecurity Is a Feature, Not a Bug, of Capitalism. But It Can Spark Resistance.
Debt abolitionist Astra Taylor discusses how capitalism’s manufactured insecurity can feed movements for radical change.